Megachasma pelagios (Megamouth shark)
Release Date 2013-06-10; Updated Date 2014-09-17
- Reference
- Chang, C.H., Shao, K.T., Lin, Y.S., Chiang, W.C., Jang-Liaw, N.H. Complete mitochondrial genome of the megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios (Chondrichthyes, Megachasmidae) Mitochondrial DNA 25 (3), 185-187 (2014)
- Water Area
- Salt Water;
- Habitat
- pelagic-oceanic
- Depth Range (m)
- 5 - 600
- Importance in Fisheries
- of no interest
- Threat to Humans
- Harmless
- IUCN Red List Status
- Least Concern
Mitogenome Annotation by MitoAnnotator
You can download standardized annotation of the Megachasma pelagios mitogenomic sequence via the links below.
For details about our automatic annotation engine, refer to MitoAnnotator. The annotation file can be directly used for sequence data submission via NCBI GenBank (BankIt) Submission System. or DDBJ Nucleotide Sequence Submission System.
The following image is a visual representation of the mitogenome created by Chloroplot.
Other Resources
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Megachasmidae
Genus: Megachasma
Species: Megachasma pelagios
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